History
How the collective house came about
Section titled “How the collective house came about”The Rudbeckia collective house is the result of ten years of work. The collective housing association was founded in Uppsala in 2011 to bring a collective house to the city. Before that there was already, among others, the Blenda collective house with Uppsalahem as landlord.
The original idea was a 40+ housing project without children — not senior housing, but aimed at older working people and pensioners. Over time the focus shifted to intergenerational living, open to every stage of life: children, students, young adults, families and pensioners – everyone who wants to live collectively.
The collective house
Section titled “The collective house”Sveafastigheter (now Hemvist) developed the house together with Uppsala municipality and the collective housing association. Belatchew Arkitekter designed this space-efficient home with generous shared areas. The house has seven floors; at the very top there is a glazed conservatory and a roof terrace with a view over Uppsala and the nature reserves around Rosendal.